"Slipping" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To slide or move smoothly and quietly out of position, often because of a lack of purchase or because one's foothold is insecure.
Example: "The mountain climber began to slipping on the icy surface."
Also, to decrease or fall gradually in strength, degree, or importance.
Example: "Interest in the new policy was slipping among the voters."
Additionally, to speak or pronounce words indistinctly or with a tendency to mumble.
Example: "The TV announcer sounded like she was slipping when reading from the teleprompter."
"Slipped" is the past tense of the verb "slip", which means to move or fall suddenly and without control, often because of a lack of balance or traction. It can also mean to make a careless or unconscious mistake, or to avoid doing something fixed or agreed upon.<br><br>Example sentences:<br><br> She slipped on the ice and fell.<br> I slipped up and forgot my lines during the play.<br> He slipped out of the house without saying goodbye.
The state or quality of being slippery or smooth to the touch; a tendency to slide or glide easily.<br><br>Example: "The ice made the sidewalk slippery, and she fell on her way home."<br><br>Synonyms: slickness, smoothness, lubricity, smooth-glidingness.<br><br>Antonyms: roughness, ruggedness, slipperlessness.